Dominic Gilbert Explained

Dominic Gilbert
Position:Forward
Height Cm:198
Weight Kg:98
League:Croatian League
ABA League
Team:Zadar
Nationality:Australian / Croatian
Birth Date:1996 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Hong Kong
College:UBC (2015–2016)
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2016
Years1:2016–2017
Team1:Kvarner 2010
Years2:2017
Team2:Šanac Karlovac
Years3:2017–2019
Team3:Cibona
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Bosco
Years5:2019–2020
Team5:Zadar
Years6:2020–2021
Team6:Heroes Den Bosch
Years7:2021
Team7:ADA Blois
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Alkar
Years9:2022
Team9:Real Valladolid
Years10:2022
Team10:Sutherland Sharks
Years11:2022–2024
Team11:Hong Kong Eastern
Years12:2024–present
Team12:Zadar
Highlights:

Dominic Gilbert (born 28 September 1996) is an Australian-Croatian professional basketball player for Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League. Standing 1.98m (06.5feet) tall, he plays in forward positions.

Early life and professional career

Gilbert was born in Hong Kong, where his parents lived for several years. He was raised in Sydney, Australia. He studied at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada when he decided to pursue a career in professional basketball in Croatia, country of his mother's origin.[1]

After playing in Kvarner 2010 and Šanac Karlovac, in 2017 he signed for Cibona. In May 2019, he scored the decisive points in the last moments of the 4th game of the final series of the 2018–19 Croatian League, taking the title for Cibona.[2] [3]

In August 2019, he signed for Zadar, continuing to play in the Croatian League and ABA League.[4]

In December, 2020, unsatisfied with his status in Zadar, Gilbert moved to Heroes Den Bosch of the Dutch Basketball League.[5]

Gilbert played for Heroes Den Bosch until June 2021, when he moved to the French ADA Blois.[6] After playing only four games in the LNB Pro B, in August, 2021, Gilbert moved back to Croatia, signing with Alkar.[7]

On February 23, 2022, he has signed with Real Valladolid of the Spanish LEB Oro.[8]

On July 1, 2024, in was announced that Gilbert is returning to Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Napustio 30. najbolji fakultet na svijetu da bi došao u Hrvatsku. Left world's 30th best college to come to Croatia. vecernji.hr. 18 October 2018. 1 September 2019. Croatian.
  2. Web site: Cibona srušila Cedevitu: Vukovi osvojili naslov prvaka u ludoj završnici. Cibona took over Cedevita: the Wolves take the title in a crazy game finale. gol.hr. 20 May 2019. 1 September 2019. Croatian.
  3. Web site: Dominic Gilbert:"Moj trening traje dok me ne izbace iz dvorane". Dominic Gilbert:”My training ends when they kick me out of the gym”. crosarka.hr. 19 June 2019. 1 September 2019. Croatian.
  4. Web site: SLUŽBENO: DOMINIC GILBERT NOVI ČLAN KK ZADAR. It's official: Dominic Gilbert is the new player for Zadar. kkzadar.hr. 20 August 2019. 1 September 2019. Croatian.
  5. Web site: Gilbert i službeno napustio Zadar: Poznat novi klub, Zadranima ide odšteta. crosarka.com. 28 December 2020. Croatian.
  6. Web site: DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA FRANCUSKOG DRUGOLIGAŠA. crosarka.com. 10 June 2021. 27 August 2021. Croatian.
  7. Web site: DOMINIC GILBERT POTPISAO ZA ALKAR!. crosarka.com. 23 August 2021. 27 August 2021. Croatian.
  8. Web site: Valladolid tabs Dominic Gilbert. February 23, 2022. Eurobasket. En. February 23, 2022.
  9. Web site: DOMINIC GILBERT IS COMING BACK TO ZADAR. aba-liga.com. 1 July 2024. 2 July 2024.